Bill: Yeah, it would have been the suck if Matsuzaka had injured himself, but I like to think that aftah 2004 Red Sox Nation has put away their joo-joo beads, voodoo dolls, Santeria chickens and all the other talk of curses and mumbo jumbo and would see such a freak accident as just life rationally playing itself out.

Bill: I mean leave all that sophistic hocus pocus to the fans of the othah teams.

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Yep, the MFY Yankee fans are smell our hot whiskey breath on the backs of their necks. The Chass article in the NYT sounds just a wee bit paranoid. And, George's daughter is divorcing the heir apparent (thoughts and prayers). I like the looks of the '07 season. A lot.

In re: Lost

Hands down, last night’s show was the best ever. [h.b. if you DVR’d this, feel free to BigBri me to save the spoilers]
Where to begin? Well, it was the long-awaited Nikki and Paolo episode. It was so inside, it made me laugh until I could taste my pancreas in my mouth. How do you not love a show that has a gratuitous Billy Dee Williams cameo? How do you not love a show that introduces characters (N&P) 11 months ago, does nothing with them and then kills them before the 14 minute mark? Or are they dead? Who tf knows?

Sawyer keeps repeating “Who the hell is Nikki?” Exactly.

Flashbacks galore, on and off the “island” . Boone returns. Shannon is still hot. Sun is smokin’. Hurley is fat. The odd-looking middle school science teacher (Artz) even showed up. Nikki overhears Ben. Holy mother of Jesu.

The writing was tight, beginning to end. Brian K. Vaughn was all over this one. Example: two “Razzle Dazzle” references. This only means something to people who listen to XM202. If I explained it, I would sound like more of a tool than I already do. Believe me when I say it was hilarious.

"He wore a long-sleeve, off-white, thin sweater, black pants, and tan moccasins with no socks. On his left wrist, he wore a small bracelet and a watch with a face the size of a silver dollar. No wedding ring (Matsuzaka is married). A little stubble on his chin. His hair was neatly spiked and his average-size hands looked smooth and perfectly manicured."

Made me wish I knew the Japanese translation of "curly-haired boyfriend."

lou, maybe you could forward a translation. Loved the Granny-crap line. Guess that's why you and hb have the blogs and I don't. I'm afraid my blog would be sad in a it's-too-bad-grandma-crapped-in her-nightie sense.

This reminds me of that commercial where all the people are trapped in a cable car and the guy tries to save the day by having everyone think positively. The idea Yankees fans believe they can talk a city of fanatics out of booing a brain case who sucks when his ego is blown shows how deluded they are. Next they will be asking people to breathe slower so there will be more oxygen to get to his brain.

At least our atheletes can write complete sentences. I thank God every day I did not grow up in Brooklyn. Between this and their notions of outdoor commodes, I have nothing but comtempt for that den of human depravity.

Lou, sorry to argue, but the greatest Lost episode ever is "Psalm 23". Last night's was great, though - like the producers and writers were saying, "We know we've put you longtime, devoted fans through a lot of bullshit this season. Here's our way of thanking you."

Dear ABC Television,
Imagine my surprise when I tuned in to watch Lost and it was replaced by an old episode of Twilight Zone. Strangely though the actors were from that same Lost show I was tuning into. Please return 1 hour of my life back to me asap, or at least the amount you charge your sponsors for a 30 sec. spot. Thanks, Monty

Not to worry, hb. I imagine that many (like me) were busy with the second chance ticket sake that started at noon.

What a f-ing joke! I tried for an hour to get through the "special" virtual waiting room for the tix with about a dozen windows open in hopes of scoring a couple seats -- any seats. Nada.

I hate the way they handle ticket sales. Who the hell do I have to sleep with to purchase a couple tickets to a f-ing game, anyway? If it's Luscious, then forget it, I'll just stick to NESN on the cable, or maybe the MLB-TV package for day games. Suppose I'd have a chance at winning Curt's drawing?